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The Carlsbad, California, city council has banned smoking and vaping in apartments, condos, and other multi-unit residential buildings. Starting in January, residents cannot light up, even on their balconies and decks. Officials say that the police don't have the resources to enforce the law, but landlords and neighbors will be…

A panel discussion from the Liberalism for the 21st Century conference

From salt riots to toilet paper runs, history shows that rising prices make consumers—and voters—grumpy and irrational.

But he loses: "As a result of Godlewski's guilty plea to 'inappropriate text [m]essages' and 'contact' ..., as set forth in the Affidavit of Probable Cause quoting the offending text messages admitting and memorializing a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old minor, Godlewski is collaterally estopped from denying his participation in…

The survey of over 50,000 students also found that 37 percent of students said it was "sometimes" or "always" acceptable to shout down a speaker, up from 31 percent last year.

The case is another example of stretching criminal laws to hold parents accountable for their children's violence.

I'm delighted to be able to pass along this item by Prof. Leider, who is an expert on criminal law: On Wednesday, an all-too-familiar tragic scene played out, when a student at a Georgia high school opened fire on his teachers and classmates. The student killed four and injured nine…

Pizza wiretapping, free books, and a search during childbirth.

"We are living in pure chaos," an incarcerated woman at a federal prison in Minnesota tells Reason following a string of suspected overdoses.